Veterinary operating-table.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

I. L. SMITH. VETERINARY OPERATING TABLE. I

APPLICATION FILED MAB..4,1907.

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No. 886,656. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

I. L. SMITH.

VETERINARY OPERATING TABLE;

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4,1907.

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IRA L. SMITH, OF OARTHAGE, MISSOURI.

VE TE BINARY OPE RATIN G-TAB LE Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 4, 1907.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Serial No. 360,434.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carthage, in the county of Jasper, State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in VeterinaryOperating-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to operating tables and more particularly to thatclass which are adapted to be used in performing veterinary surgicaloperations and the primary object of the invention is to provide a tableof this class which will be less complicated than are the tables now inuse and will yet have all the features and advantages of the presenttables.

Heretofore it has been customary to employ complicated gearing fortilting the table but in carrying out my invention I provide a tablewhich is supported by means of a rocking shaft, the shaft being locatedto one side of the longitudinal middle of the table so that the majorportion of the weight of an animal upon the table will be soproportioned that as soon as the table has been started to tilt, theweight of the animal upon the table will aid in further tilting movementthereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tablewhen turned to vertical position to receive the horse, Fig. 2 is an endview of the table while in thls position, Fig. 3 is a top plan viewshowing the table tilted to horizontal position, Fig. 4 is an endelevation of a table while in this position, and, Fig. 5 is a detailvertical sectional view through a portion of the table showing themanner of securing the tilting members thereto.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the invention is shown ascom rising a pair of standards or supports 10 whlch are braced by meansof braces 11 and which are pro vided in their upper ends with shaftbearings 12. A shaft 13 is journaled in these bearings and secured uponthis. shaft by means of suitable clips 14 is the table top 15 it beingunderstood that the shaft extends longitudinally of the table top and asshown in the drawings, is positioned in a plane below the longitudinalmiddle of the table top thereby locating the major portion of the topabove the shaft.

Suitable body straps 16 and leg straps 17 are arranged upon the upperface of the table top for strapping a horse thereu on and a head rest 18is secured upon this ace of the top and extends longitudinally thereofat the upper edge. A narrow platform 19 projects outwardly from theupper face of the top 15 at the edge thereof opposite to the head restand this platform, when the table is tilted to vertical position isadapted to rest upon the ground or floor upon which the table is soported and it is upon this platform that t 1e horse or other animalstands while being strapped to the table and this platform is supportedby means of braces 20 which are connected at their lower ends to theplatform and at their upper ends to the end edges of the table top 15.

In order that the table may be tilted after the animal has been strappedthereto I pro vide adjacent each end of the table a handle and thesehandles are indicated by the numeral 2] and include integral attachingportions 22 which project at an obtuse angle to the handle pro er andextend transversely of the under sic e of the table top and are securedthereto. A support or upright 23 is located opposite each of thestandards 10 and the table top when tilted to horizontal position isdesigned to be supported in this positions by means of the saiduprights, 23.

It will be observed that as the handles 21 project but slightly upwardlyfrom the table top when the same is in vertical position, they may bereadily reached for tilting the table.

It is to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exactdetails of construction shownand described for obvious modificationswill occur to a person skilled in the art.

What is claimed is- A device of the class described comprising asupport, a table tiltably mounted upon the support, handles includingattaching portions disposed against the underside of the table at therear edge thereof, bolts engaged through the handles and through thetable,

against the upper side of the table, and a in presence of two Witnesses.

head rest comprisin a board secured upon the table and provided Withrecesses to re IRA H 5 ceive said nuts and conceal the same, and aWitnesses:

padded sheet of material covering the said J. A. NIOLEAN,

board. B. T. HACKNEY.

nuts engaged upon the bolts and hearing] In testimony whereoilaflix mysignature, i

